Certain STDs, such as HIV, syphilis, and gonorrhea, are more prevalent in some communities than others, but it’s really not about who you are; it’s about what you do and whom you do it with. Click through to learn how to protect yourself.
Quiz: Sex and Teens
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Trying to avoid having “the talk” with your daughter when she comes home from her first semester at college? She may have sat through sex ed in high school, but whatand how muchdid she actually learn, and is she protecting herself while she’s away at school? Make sure she knows the answers to important sexual health questionsespecially if this will be your first time discussing the birds and the bees. Test your sexual health IQ with our quiz and share the answers with your baby girl, even if she’s all grown-up.
Nick Burns
Last Updated: October 16, 2008
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